👨👩👧 The family in English
📖 In short
To talk about our family we need the names of its members, and words like my to say “my mother” and “my father”. We use 's to say who something belongs to: Adam's sister.
🔎 The lesson
1 Family members
| Male | Female | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| father | mother | Father / mother |
| brother | sister | Brother / sister |
| grandfather | grandmother | Grandfather / grandmother |
| uncle | aunt | Uncle / aunt |
| son | daughter | Son / daughter |
| cousin | cousin | Cousin (boy / girl) |
2 Adam's family
- This is my family.This is my family.
- My mother is a teacher.My mother is a teacher.
- I have two sisters.I have two sisters.
- My grandfather tells great stories.My grandfather tells great stories.
3 's for belonging
We add 's to a person's name to say something is theirs: Lina's bag.
- Adam's sisterAdam's sister
- my mother's carMy mother's car
4 Pet names
- mum / momMom
- dadDad
- grandma / grandpaGrandma / Grandpa
💡 Watch out!
- cousin is used for both boys and girls.
- parents means your mother and father, not all your relatives.
🧩 Test yourself
1 Who is your aunt?
2 “Sami's bag” in English:
3 What does parents mean?
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